Thousands of Irish people have received a major boost on Tuesday as another of the social welfare increases announced during September's Budget 2023 was implemented.
The double payment of Child Benefit came into effect this morning, with over 638,000 families set to benefit from the boost.
It's the second of eight payments to be made to people to help with the cost of living before Christmas.
The measure means that €280 will be paid in respect of 1.2 million children across the State.
The Double Child Benefit Payment will be received in families’ bank accounts from today, costing a total of €170 million.
Minister Humphreys announced the details of the Double Child Benefit Payment during a visit to the Ballyroan Community and Youth Centre in Rathfarnham, South Dublin.
Speaking during the visit, Minister Humphreys said:
“I’m very pleased to announce that 638,000 families will receive a Double Child Benefit Payment this week to support them with the cost of living.
“This means that €280 will be paid in respect of 1.2 million children across the State.
“Child Benefit is an extremely important income support that reaches hundreds of thousands of hardworking families.
“As Minister, I’m deeply conscious of the difficulties families are facing right now in meeting their bills.
“This double payment is one of eight lump sum payments that I secured as part of the Budget to help households during this extremely challenging period.”
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